Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-02-03
attendance of many farmer boys at the

University during the short agriculture
course each winter. There is dispute
as to the real benefit that a separate
college of agriculture yields to the
State. In our state there seems to b,
no need of an appropriation of $780,.
600 and the establishment of a new anC
separate board of regents with faculty
for the instruction at that college. Oul
State University has an excellent situa.
ton for the boy who desires an agricul
tural education. Well equipped labora
tories, four libraries containing nearly
100000 volumes of books, Washburr
observatory, excellent lectures, and al
awaiting the student who comes here
A rich and we'll regulated farm lies close
at hand, and the state could easily add
the old fair grounds to the Universit,
farm at any time the latter should
prove inadequate to the demands of the
students. These advantages would moi
surround school separated from the
University. In fact all argument seem,
to be in favor of the University as the
seat of an agricultural college.
Senator Ponds bill to appropriate
$4,000 for the purchase of monumental
grounds at Gettysburg, and to erect
thereon monuments to the memory OF
the Wisconsin troops who fought there,
will doubtless pass both houses at a
very early date The Gettysburg Battle
field Memorial Association has been al
work identifying the old battlefield
and has erected monuments there in
memory of the soldiers of twenty differ.
ent states. Ohio has given $4,000,
New York gives $4,000. and has sent
in over $780, 900 from gifts. Wisconsin
troops fought as bravely.as any there
Senator Pond, the author Of the bill
now before the Legislature, carries in
his side ball received on that historic
field. The monuments are 10 be made
of Wisconsin granite. 0
The State Agricultural Society is in
session here this week.
The celebrated case OF Angle VS.. The
Chicago, Portage e. Superior Railway
Co., which has been on trial before the
United States Court. with Judge
Gresham sitting, came to close on
Saturday with verdict OF 1851 800. SO
for the plaintiff, who is a handsome
young widow. The case was on trial
for three weeks with some of the hes,
lawyers in the country here
John Griffin, n prisoner at the Dane
county jail, killed a fellow prisoner in
a fight wherein he struck his combatant,
Charley Landers, over the head with a
club. Griffin will be held for man.
slaughter.
At Waunakee, ten miles northeast of
mere, German family, that of Peter
Meyer, is afflicted with the black diph-
liberia. Last Thursday night a l3.year-
old girl died. and on Friday night fouI
younger children followed her. The
schools are closed at Waunakee on ac-
count of the dreaded disea 5r.,
Senator Kidd, though about the small
est, is also about the busiest man in the
Senate He has thus far introduced
only three or four bills himself, but as
chairman of the Joint Committee on
Claims, he must hear careful discus.
sion of every bill containing an appro-
priation which comes before the Senate.
So far as hard work and careful judg-
ment are demanded, Senator Kidd has
the most responsible committee position
in the Legislature.
Lieutenant Governor Rs Wand has also
gained the deepest respect Of The entire
Senate, and often steers that body
through rapid rush of business with
as much ease as if he had been at the
helm for years. X. NJ. Day has nc
difficulty in getting around the busy
capitol with his crippled arm; but hi
has not yet become bold enough to try
trip on the toboggan slide. X. b
Showalter read paper before the State
Conference of Charities and Correction
last week. Mr.. Mccoy was showed in
on the Galena division the last time he
went to Platteville and was obliged tc
reach the capitol city via GAINESVILLE.